This is a $339,812 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization in Tucson, Arizona. The grant is for research on deriving suspended sediment loads of glacier-fed Andean lakes, reservoirs, and rivers, with applications for hazards and water quality. This work supports NASA's broader goals of expanding human knowledge through new scientific discoveries related to planetary science and earth...
The U.S. government agency Shared Services Center (formerly 80NSSC-A) awarded a $978,164 grant to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization, for the project "HIGH-RESOLUTION 3D RADAR MAPPING, ANALYSIS, AND MODELING OF THE INTERNAL LAYERS WITHIN THE NORTH POLAR LAYERED DEPOSITS." The grant, which does not have a set-aside designation, will support research and analysis related to the exploration of planets, asteroids, and other bodies in our solar system....
This is a federal contract award to Global Life Sciences Solutions USA LLC, a provider of technologies and services that advance biomedical research and development. The contract, awarded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), is for "OTHER FUNCTIONS" with a ceiling value of $13,469. The contract is a firm fixed price purchase order with an ultimate completion date of April 30, 2013. Global Life Sciences Solutions has delivered products and services...
This is a firm fixed-price delivery order awarded by the Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA), a defense agency, to the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, a non-profit think tank. The purpose of this $1,099,675.83 task order is to analyze commercial technologies, capabilities, and products to identify emerging technologies that could support the Rapid Reaction Technology Office (RRTO). The Potomac Institute has demonstrated expertise in conducting technology forecasting, strategic...
This federal contract award to Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization in Tucson, Arizona, is for the investigation of geologic and topographic settings, as well as triggers, of large historic, prehistoric, and future landslides in the Himalaya and Karakoram regions. The $1,345,672.34 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will enable PSI to model the susceptibility of the terrain to produce similar large landslides in the future due...
This is a $278,530 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization based in Tucson, Arizona. The grant is for PSI to execute a balanced science program focused on discipline-specific guidance, administration priorities, and congressional direction. This includes participating as a key partner in NASA's exploration initiatives, with a focus on scientific research of, on, and from the Moon, lunar...
This is a $455,055 grant award to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization in Tucson, Arizona, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The grant is for research on products of explosive eruptions and pyroclastic deposits, which provide important information about the thermal history and volatile content of planetary bodies. PSI will perform data analysis, modeling, and other research services to support NASA's planetary...
The U.S. government has awarded a $706,812.00 grant to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization based in Tucson, Arizona, to conduct research on the volcanic history of the Crisium Basin. The grant, awarded by the Shared Services Center, an agency within the civilian sector, has a period of performance ending on August 30, 2027. This award is for fundamental research related to planetary science and does not have a set-aside designation. PSI has a history of...
This is a $263,661 grant awarded by NASA to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization, to conduct a multi-week field campaign in the Atacama Desert. The purpose is to collect data that will be used to improve conceptual models of Martian fan formation and modification. This grant is part of NASA's ongoing efforts to advance planetary science and space exploration through research and analysis. PSI has extensive experience supporting NASA's planetary programs,...
This federal contract award, valued at $193,305.00, was granted to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization based in Tucson, Arizona. The contract, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), requires PSI to execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, administration priorities, and direction from Congress. PSI will participate as a key partner...